Pack your PJs and settle in for the long haul, as this PIF duration could last up to two (2) years or longer. If you're in a hurry or the anxious type, save yourself the stress and don't enter. 
I have before me 650g (approx 23oz) of THE P.160 Tipo Morbido soap of legend. This was purchased through two transactions at least 4-6 years ago, which is why it's not one giant slab. Storage was simply to have it in double Ziplocs and kept in a cool dark place in the basement (I kept it in my soap briefcase).
My 3017 journey with it began this morning, and its scent was wonderful (not as sweet or heavy as Cella), lather was superb, and the post-shave feel was great.
If you can find some (not from me this time!
) I would strongly recommend you give it a whirl.
So what's going on?
Quite simply, this is a "Guess the 3017 end-date of this slab'o'shavin'goodness." I am a daily shaver and sometimes shave my head (until SWMBO tells me to stop doing so).
To help you better forecast my usage, here's my 3017 log, which lists the start+end dates of my soaps, as well as whether the soap was a partial puck or not. Those that are number crunching geeks might want to discard the partials from your statistical calculation engines.
3017 Log
???????- Oct.14.2012.....Col.Conk Amber (small puck)
Oct.15 - Dec.19.2012.....VDH Deluxe
Dec.20 - Jan.07.2013.....Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet (partial tub)..... Wowwee!!!!
Jan.08 - Mar.06.2013.....C&E Sienna cream
Mar.07 - Mar.28.2013.....Mama Bear Aged Spice (mug soap; they're so tiny, they're cute!)
Mar.29 - May.25.2013.....Palmolive Classica Naturale cream
May.26 - Jun.22.2013.....Proraso Green tube (partial tube, old formula)
Jun.23 - Sep.27.2013.....TOBS Sandalwood cream (I love sandalwood products)
Sep.28 - Nov.02.2013.....Mama Bear Northwoods (partial puck)
Nov.03 - Dec.14.2013.....Mama Bear Amber Romance (partial puck)
Dec.15 - Jan.31.2014.....Klar Kabinett (last 3/4" of my stock)**** suspended to honour terms of winning 3017ing brucered's D.R.Harris PIF
Feb.01 - Aug.29.2014.....D.R. Harris Arlington ........ Nope, no typo; 215 shaves from that puck
Aug.30 - Sep.29.2014.....Klar Kabinett (back in use after the Arlington finished)
Sep.30 - Oct.15.2014.....Rose of Bulgaria cream (partial tube)
Oct.16 - Oct.20.2014.....D.R. Harris Almond (partial tube)
Oct.21 - Oct.31.2014.....RazoRock XXX (partial tub)
Nov.01 - Dec.24.2014.....Blue Willy (grated Williams soaked in Aqua Velva)
Dec.25 - Feb.20.2015.....Dr Dittmar
Feb.21 - Mar.31.2015.....12 cream samples from Mr Bingle Secret Santa
Apr.01 - Apr.19.2015.....Mama Bear Lime Ice (partial puck)
Apr.20 - Jun.22.2015.....Captain's Choice Bay Rum (1/2 container)
Jun.23 - Aug.13.2015.....Mama Bear Winter Grapefruit (partial puck)
Aug.14 - Oct.10.2015.....Godrej round
Oct.11 - Nov.20.2015.....Mitchell's Wool Fat (partial puck)
Nov.21 - Jan.05.2016.....Mama Bear Cucumber Mint (partial puck)
Jan.06 - Feb.15.2016.....Mama Bear Dragon's Blood (partial puck)
Feb.16 - Apr.17.2016.....Cella, Crema da Barba all'Olio di Mandorla
Apr.18 - May.22.2016.....Klar Kabinett (partial puck) **** converted to Nougat blend with 5 other soaps
May.23 - Jun.07.2016.....Proraso Sandalwood (partial tube)
Jun.08 - Sep.27.2016.....nougat (partials of Klar Kabinett, Valobra stick, La Toja stick, Mama Bear's Hydrogen, Mama Bear's Hazelnut, and Arko)
Sep.28 - Oct.28.2016.....Samples (Stone Cottage Hesperides, Mama Bear Spicey Lime)
Oct.29 - Nov.10.2016.....WSP Tobacco, travel puck
Nov.11 - Nov.21.2016.....WSP Matterhorn, travel puck
Nov.22 - Jan.10.2017.....Monsavon
Jan.11 - Feb.01.2017.....Godrej round (suspended to participate in 3017 WILLIAMS thread)
Feb.02 - Apr.07.2017.....Vegan Willy (grated Williams soaked in Lilac Vegetal)
Apr.08 - May.14.2017.....Godrej round (continuation)
May.15-xxx.xx.xxxx.....P.160 Tipo Morbido (650g)
THE RULES
- Guess the date that I get my last shave from this mini-monster
......... Don't guess any time before Jan.01.2018; it WILL last longer than that.
- Open worldwide
- Open to anyone, no post-count minimum to join
- Closest date wins (doesn't matter if over or under)
The Prize
I have no idea
I'll work something out with the winner. Could be soap, could be an Injector, could be a DE, could be a straight, could be a kamisori, could be a hone, could be a fountain pen, ..... Well, I think you get the idea.
The Fine Print
I will post in-thread (and update here) when I close off entries. I will NOT be posting updates as to progress being made in soap consumption; that will keep the field reasonably level to not handicap early entries. Winner must be an active participant on the forums by the time this PIF is over.
Have fun! ...... and I hope your shaves will be as great as mine!
***Update*** (Sep.20.2017)
I have before me 650g (approx 23oz) of THE P.160 Tipo Morbido soap of legend. This was purchased through two transactions at least 4-6 years ago, which is why it's not one giant slab. Storage was simply to have it in double Ziplocs and kept in a cool dark place in the basement (I kept it in my soap briefcase).
My 3017 journey with it began this morning, and its scent was wonderful (not as sweet or heavy as Cella), lather was superb, and the post-shave feel was great.
If you can find some (not from me this time!
) I would strongly recommend you give it a whirl.So what's going on?
Quite simply, this is a "Guess the 3017 end-date of this slab'o'shavin'goodness." I am a daily shaver and sometimes shave my head (until SWMBO tells me to stop doing so).
To help you better forecast my usage, here's my 3017 log, which lists the start+end dates of my soaps, as well as whether the soap was a partial puck or not. Those that are number crunching geeks might want to discard the partials from your statistical calculation engines.
3017 Log
???????- Oct.14.2012.....Col.Conk Amber (small puck)
Oct.15 - Dec.19.2012.....VDH Deluxe
Dec.20 - Jan.07.2013.....Penhaligon's Blenheim Bouquet (partial tub)..... Wowwee!!!!
Jan.08 - Mar.06.2013.....C&E Sienna cream
Mar.07 - Mar.28.2013.....Mama Bear Aged Spice (mug soap; they're so tiny, they're cute!)
Mar.29 - May.25.2013.....Palmolive Classica Naturale cream
May.26 - Jun.22.2013.....Proraso Green tube (partial tube, old formula)
Jun.23 - Sep.27.2013.....TOBS Sandalwood cream (I love sandalwood products)
Sep.28 - Nov.02.2013.....Mama Bear Northwoods (partial puck)
Nov.03 - Dec.14.2013.....Mama Bear Amber Romance (partial puck)
Dec.15 - Jan.31.2014.....Klar Kabinett (last 3/4" of my stock)**** suspended to honour terms of winning 3017ing brucered's D.R.Harris PIF
Feb.01 - Aug.29.2014.....D.R. Harris Arlington ........ Nope, no typo; 215 shaves from that puck
Aug.30 - Sep.29.2014.....Klar Kabinett (back in use after the Arlington finished)
Sep.30 - Oct.15.2014.....Rose of Bulgaria cream (partial tube)
Oct.16 - Oct.20.2014.....D.R. Harris Almond (partial tube)
Oct.21 - Oct.31.2014.....RazoRock XXX (partial tub)
Nov.01 - Dec.24.2014.....Blue Willy (grated Williams soaked in Aqua Velva)
Dec.25 - Feb.20.2015.....Dr Dittmar
Feb.21 - Mar.31.2015.....12 cream samples from Mr Bingle Secret Santa
Apr.01 - Apr.19.2015.....Mama Bear Lime Ice (partial puck)
Apr.20 - Jun.22.2015.....Captain's Choice Bay Rum (1/2 container)
Jun.23 - Aug.13.2015.....Mama Bear Winter Grapefruit (partial puck)
Aug.14 - Oct.10.2015.....Godrej round
Oct.11 - Nov.20.2015.....Mitchell's Wool Fat (partial puck)
Nov.21 - Jan.05.2016.....Mama Bear Cucumber Mint (partial puck)
Jan.06 - Feb.15.2016.....Mama Bear Dragon's Blood (partial puck)
Feb.16 - Apr.17.2016.....Cella, Crema da Barba all'Olio di Mandorla
Apr.18 - May.22.2016.....Klar Kabinett (partial puck) **** converted to Nougat blend with 5 other soaps
May.23 - Jun.07.2016.....Proraso Sandalwood (partial tube)
Jun.08 - Sep.27.2016.....nougat (partials of Klar Kabinett, Valobra stick, La Toja stick, Mama Bear's Hydrogen, Mama Bear's Hazelnut, and Arko)
Sep.28 - Oct.28.2016.....Samples (Stone Cottage Hesperides, Mama Bear Spicey Lime)
Oct.29 - Nov.10.2016.....WSP Tobacco, travel puck
Nov.11 - Nov.21.2016.....WSP Matterhorn, travel puck
Nov.22 - Jan.10.2017.....Monsavon
Jan.11 - Feb.01.2017.....Godrej round (suspended to participate in 3017 WILLIAMS thread)
Feb.02 - Apr.07.2017.....Vegan Willy (grated Williams soaked in Lilac Vegetal)
Apr.08 - May.14.2017.....Godrej round (continuation)
May.15-xxx.xx.xxxx.....P.160 Tipo Morbido (650g)
THE RULES
- Guess the date that I get my last shave from this mini-monster
......... Don't guess any time before Jan.01.2018; it WILL last longer than that.
- Open worldwide
- Open to anyone, no post-count minimum to join
- Closest date wins (doesn't matter if over or under)
The Prize
I have no idea
I'll work something out with the winner. Could be soap, could be an Injector, could be a DE, could be a straight, could be a kamisori, could be a hone, could be a fountain pen, ..... Well, I think you get the idea.
The Fine Print
I will post in-thread (and update here) when I close off entries. I will NOT be posting updates as to progress being made in soap consumption; that will keep the field reasonably level to not handicap early entries. Winner must be an active participant on the forums by the time this PIF is over.
Have fun! ...... and I hope your shaves will be as great as mine!
***Update*** (Sep.20.2017)
Last edited:
